Heavy-Haul Carrier Development Specialist
- Full-time
Job Description
Heavy-Haul Carrier Development Specialist
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Work Arrangement: Scottsdale, AZ; Work from Home every other Friday
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Employment Type: Full-time
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We are seeking an experienced Heavy-Haul Carrier Development & Capacity Specialist to help build and expand our network of qualified transportation partners supporting oversized, overweight, and mission-critical project freight, including data-center and infrastructure projects.
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This is a carrier development and relationship-building position focused on identifying, recruiting, qualifying, and developing long-term relationships with specialized heavy-haul carriers.
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This is not a driving, dispatch, or primarily administrative role. The ideal candidate will be comfortable making outbound calls, building a strong carrier network, negotiating rates, and developing capacity for complex transportation requirements.
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Responsibilities:
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- Identify, research, recruit, and develop relationships with specialized heavy-haul carriers, fleet owners, dispatchers, and owner-operators. \n
- Conduct consistent outbound phone calls, email outreach, and follow-up to develop new carrier relationships. \n
- Build and maintain a strong network of qualified heavy-haul transportation partners. \n
- Evaluate carrier capabilities, equipment, experience, safety records, insurance, operating authority, and available capacity. \n
- Understand and discuss specialized heavy-haul equipment, including: \n
- RGNs (Removable Goosenecks) \n
- Lowboys \n
- Extendable trailers \n
- Step decks \n
- Multi-axle configurations \n
- Other specialized transportation equipment \n
- Negotiate rates and transportation terms with carriers while supporting project-specific capacity requirements. \n
- Work closely with Operations and Compliance teams to ensure carriers meet customer and project requirements. \n
- Maintain accurate carrier information, activity, communications, and recruiting metrics within the CRM. \n
- Research the market to identify new carriers and available capacity in targeted lanes and regions. \n
- Develop relationships that create reliable, repeat capacity rather than one-time carrier coverage. \n
- Help secure transportation capacity for oversized and industrial equipment, including chillers, generators, transformers, and other mission-critical equipment. \n
- Monitor carrier availability and market conditions to support project planning and execution. \n
- Meet measurable production goals related to carrier recruitment, outreach, qualified carriers, and capacity development. \n
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Qualifications:
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- 3+ years of experience in heavy haul, oversize/overweight transportation, specialized carrier sales, project logistics, transportation business development, or a related field. \n
- Demonstrated experience recruiting, sourcing, or developing relationships with heavy-haul carriers. \n
- Strong understanding of specialized transportation equipment and heavy-haul requirements. \n
- Working knowledge of permits, routing, escorts, load requirements, and oversized/overweight transportation. \n
- Proven outbound sales, business development, communication, negotiation, and follow-up skills. \n
- Ability to communicate confidently and credibly with owner-operators, dispatchers, fleet owners, and transportation companies. \n
- Comfortable making a high volume of outbound calls and proactively developing new relationships. \n
- Experience using CRM systems, spreadsheets, online research tools, and AI-enabled productivity tools. \n
- Strong organizational and time-management skills. \n
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with Operations and Compliance teams. \n
- Ability to work toward measurable activity and production goals. \n
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Required Skills
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- Demonstrated experience recruiting, sourcing, or developing relationships with heavy-haul carriers. \n
- Strong understanding of specialized transportation equipment and heavy-haul requirements. \n
- Working knowledge of permits, routing, escorts, load requirements, and oversized/overweight transportation. \n
- Proven outbound sales, business development, communication, negotiation, and follow-up skills. \n
- Ability to communicate confidently and credibly with owner-operators, dispatchers, fleet owners, and transportation companies. \n
- Comfortable making a high volume of outbound calls and proactively developing new relationships. \n
- Experience using CRM systems, spreadsheets, online research tools, and AI-enabled productivity tools. \n
- Strong organizational and time-management skills. \n
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with Operations and Compliance teams. \n
- Ability to work toward measurable activity and production goals. \n
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Preferred Skills
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- Established network/rolodex of heavy-haul carriers and transportation providers. \n
- Experience supporting data-center, energy, industrial, manufacturing, construction, or infrastructure projects. \n
- Experience sourcing carriers for generators, chillers, transformers, turbines, or other oversized industrial equipment. \n
- Knowledge of carrier qualification, compliance, insurance, operating authority, and safety requirements. \n
- Existing relationships with specialized carriers capable of handling complex or mission-critical freight. \n
- Experience developing capacity across multiple geographic markets and transportation lanes. \n
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